Physical & aggregate · 2022

Hardness in City of Seal Beach — Seal Beach, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

City of Seal Beach — Seal Beach, Ca, CA's 2022 report shows Hardness detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
of Amount
3.9
Range
System-wide
2.1–5.7
Range
System-wide
35.8–96.4 mg/L
Average
Average Amount
9.4
Average
of Amount
66.1 mg/L
Average
Average Amount
160 mg/L
Range
System-wide
5.8–13
Range
System-wide
99–220 mg/L

Verbatim from City of Seal Beach — Seal Beach, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Hardness

A measure of dissolved calcium and magnesium minerals.

Not federally regulated for health; affects scaling, soap use, and taste.

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People also ask

+Is there Hardness in City of Seal Beach — Seal Beach, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — City of Seal Beach — Seal Beach, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report lists Hardness at 160 mg/L. City of Seal Beach — Seal Beach, Ca, CA's 2022 report shows Hardness detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

+What's the federal limit for Hardness in drinking water?

The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Hardness. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.

+What is Hardness?

A measure of dissolved calcium and magnesium minerals. Not federally regulated for health; affects scaling, soap use, and taste.

+Where does this Hardness measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Hardness entry from the 2022 Consumer Confidence Report published by the City of Seal Beach — Seal Beach, Ca, CA water utility — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived at /water/ca/seal-beach-seal-beach-ca/2022/source.

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